 | 1845 - 624 psl.
...remember The fir trees dark and high ; I used to think their spiry tops Were close against the sky. It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy, To KNOW I'm further off from heaven Than when I was a boy ! "SirFowell Buxton delighted in children, and they,... | |
 | 1826 - 480 psl.
...remember The fir trees, dark and high ; I used to think their slender spires Were close against the sky ; It was a childish ignorance, — But now 'tis little joy To know I'm further off from heaven, Than when I was a boy ! THE NEW YEAR. 1. A YEAR— another year— has fled... | |
 | Thomas Kibble Hervey - 1826 - 458 psl.
...remember The fir trees, dark and high ; I used to think their slender spires Were close against the sky; It was a childish ignorance,— But now 'tis little joy To know I'm further off from heaven, Than when I was a boy ! THE NEW YEAR. l. A YEAR—another year—has fled... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1827 - 180 psl.
...remember, The fir trees dark and high ; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky : It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm farther off from heav'u Than when I was a boy. BALLAD. SIGH on sad heart, for Love's eclipse, And Beauty's fairest queen,... | |
 | Lyre - 1830 - 396 psl.
...remember The fir trees, dark and high ; I used to think their slender spires Were close against the sky ! It was a childish ignorance, — But now 'tis little joy To know I'm further off from heaven, Than when I was a boy ! THE EAST INDIAMAN. DY THE AUTHOR OF ROUGE ET NOIR.... | |
 | 1863 - 622 psl.
...remember, The fir-trees dark and high ; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky. It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm farther off from heaven Than when I was a boy.' Again: 'I saw thee, lovely Inez, Descend along the shore, With bands... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1834 - 440 psl.
...remember, The fir trees dark and high ; I used to think their slender spires Were close against the sky ! It was a childish ignorance, — But now 'tis little joy, To know I 'm farther off from heaven, Than when I was a boy ! FAMILY SYMPATHY. IN the reign of James the First,... | |
 | 1835 - 534 psl.
...pine trees, dark and high ; I used tu think their slender tops \\ ею cluxe. <IL' ainsi thr. sky ; It was a childish ignorance, — But now 'tis little joy To know Гт./аг/Лсг i>/T./rom Hcareti Than when I was a boy Г In truth, if one wishes to preserve the... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 348 psl.
...remember, The fir trees dark and high ; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky : It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm farther off from heav'n Than when I was a bov. ODE. OH ! well may poets make a fuss In summer time, and sigh, " O rus... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 psl.
...rememher, The fir trees dark and high ; I used to think their slender tops Were close against the sky : It was a childish ignorance. But now 'tis little joy To know I'm farther off from heav'n Than when I was a bov. ODE. OH ! well may poets make a fuss In summer time, and sigh, " O rus... | |
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tis little joy To know I'm farther off from- Heaven Than when I was a boy. 
